BETTY BOOP, MICKEY MOUSE & OSWALD THE RABBIT JAPANESE SAND PAIL.
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Winning Bid:
$7,590.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
18
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #215 - Part II
Item numbers 988 through 2613 in auction 215
Value Code:
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Item Description
5.5" tall (10" tall to top of wire bail handle w/wooden grip) tin litho sand pail w/raised bottom made in Japan, 1930s. Sides feature large images of Betty Boop and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as well as two smaller images of Mickey Mouse, one showing him playing catch w/Oswald; the other showing him fishing. Pail's interior shows moderate wear w/scattered oxidation. Exterior has some scattered wear in the form of small nicks/scratches. .75x1.75" area of color loss at tops of Oswald's ears. Metal base has loss to silver flashing. VG. Large and impressive. Very rare and the first we've offered in our 48 years. Doug & Pat Wengel Collection, this is the actual example shown in their book "Comic Character Metal Sand Toys."
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